Social Security

A woman stands outside a US Social Security Administration building, November 5, 2020, in Burbank, California. A new bill could boost one Social Security benefit by $2,000. Valerie Macon/AFP Via Getty Images Some Social Security benefits could increase by over $2,000 if a new bill passes. Social Security…

Legislation would adjust benefits last expanded 70 years ago to account for inflation WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, legislation that would adjust benefits for…

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 12 – Following a push from the Vermont Congressional Delegation, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is increasing pay for federal employees in Vermont who support Vermonters through their work at places like the White River Junction VA Medical Center. The…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened a virtual roundtable discussion today on how Vermonters would be impacted if the United States defaults on its debt for the first time in its history. Joined by local business leaders and representatives from state and local…